Jorge Hernán Bermúdez Morales (born 18 June 1971) is a retired Colombian football defender. He played 56 times for the Colombia national team between 1995 and 2001.[1]

Jorge Bermúdez
Personal information
Full name Jorge Hernán Bermúdez Morales
Date of birth (1971-06-18) 18 June 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Calarcá, Colombia
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Boca Juniors (technical management)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Deportes Quindío 72 (0)
1991–1996 América de Cali 134 (6)
1996–1997 Benfica 27 (1)
1997–2001 Boca Juniors 119 (12)
2001–2003 Olympiacos 9 (1)
2003–2004 Newell's Old Boys 27 (2)
2004 Barcelona SC 16 (0)
2005 América de Cali 22 (2)
2005 Deportivo Quevedo 12 (0)
2006 Deportivo Pereira 23 (2)
2006 Independiente Santa Fe 16 (4)
2007 Deportes Quindío 9 (0)
Total 486 (28)
International career
1995–2001 Colombia 56 (3)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Depor Jamundí
2008 Deportivo Pasto
2010 América de Cali
2010 Defensa y Justicia
2016–2017 Atlético Huila (sporting director)
2017 Atlético Huila
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Bermúdez played at the club level for several teams in Colombia including Deportes Quindío, América de Cali, Deportivo Quevedo, Deportivo Pereira and Independiente Santa Fe. He started his career with Deportes Quindio which was also the team he finished his career with 17 years later.

Bermúdez also played for a number of clubs outside Colombia including Benfica (Portugal), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Olympiakos Pireus (Greece), Newell's Old Boys (Argentina) and Barcelona Guayaquil (Ecuador).

During his time with Boca Juniors he won a number of major titles including the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental in 2000 and three league titles (Ap 1998, Cl 1999 & Ap 2000).

He was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics and went on to play 56 times for the full international squad including appearances at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and in three editions of the Copa América in 1995,[2] 1997[3] and 1999.[4]

Later and coaching career

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After retiring, Bermúdez managed Depor Jamundí, Deportivo Pasto and América de Cali.

In September 2010, Bermúdez was appointed manager of the Argentine 2nd division side Defensa y Justicia.[5] He left the position on 23 November 2010 after five defeats and two draws.[6]

Bermúdez worked as a TV-pundit and commentator at ESPN for a few years, before he was appointed sporting director of Atlético Huila on 6 December 2016.[7] On 22 May 2017, Bermúdez was appointed caretaker manager of Atlético Huila after the coach was fired.[8] He left Huile in June 2017.[9]

In December 2019, Bermúdez was back in football, when he was appointed as a member of Boca Juniors Soccer Council, led by newly appointed vice-president Juan Román Riquelme.[10]

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colombia League Cup South America Total
1991 América de Cali Categoría Primera A 0 0 10 0 10 0
1992 0 0 12 0 12 0
1993 35 0 0 0 3 0 38 0
1994 47 0 0 0 0 0 47 0
1995 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
1995–96 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
1996–97 26 0 0 0 13 2 39 2
Portugal League Cup Europe Total
1996–97 Benfica Primeira Liga 27 1 3 1 8 0 38 2
Argentina League Cup South America Total
1997–98 Boca Juniors Primera División 31 1 0 0 31 1
1998–99 32 3 0 0 0 0 32 3
1999–00 30 4 0 0 15 1 45 5
2000–01 26 4 0 0 13 1 39 5
Greece League Cup Europe Total
2001–02 Olympiakos Piraeus Alpha Ethniki 8 1 4 0 12 1
2002–03 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Argentina League Cup South America Total
2003–04 Newell's Old Boys Primera División 27 2 0 0 0 0 27 2
Ecuador League Cup South America Total
2004 Barcelona Serie A 16 0 0 0 0 16 0
Colombia League Cup South America Total
2005 América de Cali Categoría Primera A 22 2 0 0 0 0 22 2
Ecuador League Cup South America Total
2005 Deportivo Quevedo Serie B 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Colombia League Cup South America Total
2006 Deportivo Pereira Categoría Primera A 23 2 0 0 0 0 23 2
Santa Fe 16 4 0 0 0 16 4
2007 Deportes Quindío 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total Argentina 146 14 0 0 28 2 174 16
Colombia 230 8 0 0 38 2 268 10
Ecuador 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Greece 9 1 0 0 4 0 13 1
Portugal 27 1 3 1 8 0 38 2
Career total 440 24 3 1 78 4 521 29

Source:[11]

International goals

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# Date Stadium Rival Goal Result Competition
1 1-9-1996 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla   Chile 3-0 4-1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 15-12-1996 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Táchira   Venezuela 1-0 2-0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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América de Cali

Boca Juniors

Olympiacos

Individual

  • South American Team of the Year:[12] 1997, 1998, 2000

References

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  1. ^ rsssf: Colombia record international footballers Archived 30 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ rsssf: Copa América 1995
  3. ^ rsssf: Copa América 1997
  4. ^ rsssf: Copa América 1999 Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ El "Patrón" Bermúdez, nuevo entrenador de Defensa y Justicia, infobae.com, 21 September 2010
  6. ^ Jorge Bermúdez fue despedido de Defensa y Justicia del ascenso argentino, futbolred.com, 23 November 2010
  7. ^ Jorge Bermúdez dejó Espn para ‘pegarse la rodadita’ en el Huila, pulzo.com, 6 December 2016
  8. ^ Jorge 'el Patrón' Bermúdez es el nuevo técnico del Atlético Huila, canalrcn.com, 22 May 2017
  9. ^ Jorge «El Patrón» Bermudez No Va Más Con Atlético Huila, huilasports.com, 12 June 2017
  10. ^ Jorge Bermúdez, el líder del consejo de fútbol de Boca Juniors, colombia.as.com, 23 December 2019
  11. ^ "Jorge Bermúdez".
  12. ^ "South American Team of the Year".
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